Jeremi 50
1 Men mesaj Seyè a te mete nan bouch pwofèt Jeremi sou lavil Babilòn ak sou tout moun peyi a:
The word which Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, and concerning the land of the Chaldaeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 -Bay tout nasyon yo nouvèl la. Fè yo konnen l'. Bay siyal la, fè nouvèl la mache. Pa kenbe nouvèl la kache. Di yo: Yo pran lavil Babilòn, yo fè bondye Babilòn lan wont. Yo fini ak Madouk. Tout zidòl li yo wont. Yo kraze tout vye bagay sa yo.
Tell ye among the nations, and proclaim, and lift up a standard! Proclaim ye; conceal it not; Say ye, “Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is in consternation, Her idols are confounded, Her images are in consternation.”
3 Paske yon nasyon ap soti nan nò, l'ap mache pran peyi a, l'ap fè l' tounen yon dezè. p'ap gen pesonn ladan l'. Bèt kou moun ap kouri met deyò.
For out of the North cometh up against her a nation Which shall make her land desolate, So that none shall dwell therein; Both man and beast are fled, They are gone.
4 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Jou sa yo, lè sa a, moun peyi Izrayèl yo ak moun peyi Jida yo ap vini ansanm. Y'ap mache, y'ap kriye, y'ap chache Seyè a, Bondye yo a.
In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; They shall go weeping on their way, And shall seek Jehovah their God.
5 Y'ap mande chemen pou y' al mòn Siyon, y'ap pran chemen an ale. Yo pral siyen yon kontra ak Seyè a, yon kontra k'ap la pou tout tan, yon kontra yo p'ap janm bliye.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward; They shall come, and shall join themselves to Jehovah In a perpetual covenant, that shall not be forgotten.
6 Pèp mwen an te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Se gadò yo ki te lage yo, kifè yo gaye nan mòn yo. Y'ap mache pwonmennen nan tout mòn yo. Yo pèdi chemen kay yo.
My people have been lost sheep; Their shepherds have caused them to go astray; They have caused them to wander upon the mountains; They have gone from mountain to hill, They have forgotten their fold.
7 Tout moun ki jwenn yo sou wout yo tonbe sou yo. Lè konsa lènmi yo di: Se pa fòt nou! Se yo menm ki fè peche kont Seyè a ki te ka rann yo jistis, kont Seyè a ki te tout espwa zansèt yo.
All that found them devoured them; For their adversaries said, “We shall not be held guilty,” Because they had sinned against Jehovah, The fold of safety, and the hope of their fathers, Jehovah.
8 Nou menm pèp Izrayèl la, kouri kite lavil Babilòn! Mete deyò nan peyi moun Kalde yo! Se nou menm ki pou pati an premye kite peyi a.
Flee ye out of Babylon, And go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, And be ye like he-goats before the flock!
9 Mwen pral leve yon bann gwo nasyon bò nan nò, mwen pral fè yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Yo pral pran pozisyon pou yo goumen avè l', yo pral kraze l'. Sòlda yo, se moun ki gen anpil ladrès nan sèvi ak banza, yo pa janm manke sa y'ap vize a.
For, behold, I will raise up and bring against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the land of the North, And they shall set themselves in array against her, And then shall she be taken; Their arrows shall be as those of an expert warrior; None shall return in vain.
10 Y'ap piye lavil Babilòn. Wi, tout moun k'ap piye l' yo ap pran pot ale jouk yo pa konn kote pou yo mete ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And Chaldaea shall be a spoil; All that spoil her shall have their fill, saith Jehovah.
11 Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm moun lavil Babilòn ki t' al piye pèp ki rele m' pa m' lan, nou te kontan, nou t'ap fè fèt, nou t'ap sote ponpe tankou ti gazèl lage nan savann, nou t'ap ranni tankou jenn poulen.
Because ye rejoiced and exulted, O ye plunderers of my inheritance, Because ye wantoned like a thrashing heifer, And neighed like a stallion,
12 Men, peyi nou an, lavil kote nou moun lan, pral wont. Yo pral trennen yo nan labou. Nan tout nasyon yo, Babilòn pral dèyè nèt. L'ap tounen yon dezè, san dlo, san yon pyebwa.
Your mother is utterly confounded; She that bore you is put to shame. Behold, the end of the nations, A wilderness, a dry land, a desert!
13 Paske Seyè a pral move sou li. p'ap gen pesonn rete nan lavil Babilòn lan. Tout kay li yo ap tounen mazi. Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi, y'a mete men nan tèt lè y'a wè tout sa ki rive l'.
Because of the wrath of Jehovah, she shall not be inhabited, She shall be wholly desolate; Every one that passeth by Babylon shall be amazed, And hiss on account of all her plagues.
14 Nou menm ki sèvi ak banza, ranje kò nou, sènen lavil Babilòn. Tire sou li! Voye tout flèch nou yo sou li, paske li fè peche kont Seyè a.
Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: All ye that bend the bow, shoot at her; Spare not the arrows! For she hath sinned against Jehovah.
15 Nou tout ki sènen l' yo, rele byen fò, mache pran li! Lavil Babilòn rann tèt li. Miray li yo tonbe, gwo poto l' yo atè. Se konsa m'ap tire revanj mwen. Tire revanj nou sou li. Fè l' pase sa li te fè nou pase a.
Raise the war-shout! She reacheth forth her hand; Her pillars are fallen; Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of Jehovah. Take ye vengeance upon her! As she hath done, do ye to her!
16 Pa kite pesonn pou plante jaden! Pa kite pesonn pou ranmase lè sezon rekòt rive! Lè lagè a va pete, tout moun lòt nasyon yo va chache chemen pa yo, y'a kouri met deyò al lakay yo.
Cut ye off the sower from Babylon, And him that handleth the sickle in harvest-time! Because of the overpowering sword They shall turn every one to his own people, And they shall flee every one to his own land.
17 Seyè a di ankò: -Pèp Izrayèl la te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Lyon gaye yo nan tout raje. Premye moun ki mete men sou yo se te wa peyi Lasiri a. Apre sa, se te Nèbikadneza, wa peyi Babilòn lan, ki te kraze tout zo yo.
Israel hath been like scattered sheep, Which the lions have driven away; First the king of Assyria devoured him, And last, this Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, hath broken his bones.
18 Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, men sa mwen di: Mwen pral regle wa Babilòn lan ansanm ak tout peyi li a, menm jan mwen te regle wa peyi Lasiri a.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, As I have punished the king of Assyria.
19 Apre sa, m'ap fè pèp Izrayèl la tounen nan peyi l'. Y'a manje tou sa k'ap pouse sou mòn Kamèl ak nan zòn Bazan. Y'a manje plen vant yo tou sa y'a rekòlte sou mòn Efrayim yo ak nan peyi Galarad.
And I will bring back Israel to his own pasture, And he shall feed upon Carmel and Bashan, And satiate himself upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
20 Jou sa yo, lè sa a, yo p'ap jwenn yon peche pou mete sou kont moun Izrayèl yo, ni yon mechanste pou mete sou kont moun Jida yo, paske m'ap padonnen tout moun m'a kite chape anba lanmò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
In those days and at that time, saith Jehovah, The iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; And the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; For I will pardon those whom I cause to be left.
21 Seyè a di ankò: -Mache pran peyi moun Mira-Tayim yo! Atake moun peyi Pekòd yo! Touye yo tout, fini ak yo nèt! Se pou nou fè tou sa mwen menm mwen ban nou lòd fè a!
Against the land of Rebellion go ye up, And against the inhabitants of Vengeance! Lay waste and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, And do all which I have commanded thee!
22 Nan tout peyi a, se lagè k'ap fèt! Se kraze brize nèt ale!
The din of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
23 Lavil Babilòn te tankou yon gwo mato ki t'ap kraze tout moun sou latè. Koulye a, mato a chape, li tonbe, li kraze. Yo fini ak Babilòn. Yo fè l' tounen yon dezè san moun ladan l' nan mitan tout nasyon yo!
How is the battle-hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment to all the nations!
24 Babilòn! Mwen te pare yon pèlen pou ou! Ou tonbe ladan l' san ou pa konnen! Yo jwenn ou, yo mete men sou ou, paske ou te soti pou goumen avè m'.
I have laid a snare for thee, And thou hast been caught, O Babylon, When thou wast not aware! Thou hast been found and taken, Because thou hast contended against Jehovah.
25 Seyè a louvri depo zam li yo. Li fè kòlè, li mete yo deyò, paske mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, mwen gen yon travay pou m' fè ak moun Babilòn yo.
Jehovah hath opened his armory, And hath brought out the weapons of his indignation; For the Lord Jehovah of hosts performeth a work against the land of the Chaldaeans.
26 Soti toupatou sou latè, vin atake l'! Louvri tout depo pwovizyon l' yo! Anpile tou sa nou jwenn, boule tout pou Seyè a. Pa kite anyen!
Come against her from the utmost border! Open ye her barns, Cast her up into heaps, And destroy her utterly; Let nothing of her be left!
27 Touye tout sòlda li yo tankou bèf nan labatwa! Madichon pou moun Babilòn yo! Jòdi a, lè chatiman yo a rive!
Slay all her bullocks, Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe unto them, For their day is come, The time of their punishment!
28 Koute! Moun k'ap kouri chape kò yo, moun k'ap kouri kite lavil Babilòn lan, ap moute sou mòn Siyon, y'ap fè konnen jan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap tire revanj li pou sa moun Babilòn yo fè tanp li a.
The voice of them that flee and escape is heard from the land of Babylon, To make known to Zion the vengeance of Jehovah, our God, The vengeance for his temple.
29 Voye chache tout moun ki konn sèvi ak banza pou yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Fè yo sènen lavil la nèt, pou pesonn pa ka chape. Fè l' peye tou sa li te fè. Fè l' pase tou sa li te fè lòt moun pase, paske li te konprann pou l' te kenbe tèt ak Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa.
Call together the archers against Babylon, All ye that bend the bow, encamp ye round about her; Let no one escape; Recompense her according to her work; According to all that she hath done, do ye to her! For she hath exalted herself against Jehovah, Against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Se poutèt sa, yo pral touye tout jenn gason l' yo nan tout lari. Jou sa a, yo pral disparèt tout sòlda li yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah.
31 Moun Babilòn, nou awogan twòp! Mwen leve dèyè nou! Se mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, ki di sa. Jou pa ou la rive, lè pou m' pini ou lan rive sou ou.
Behold I am against thee, thou proud one, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts; For thy day is come, The time of thy punishment.
32 Peyi moun awogan sa yo pral tonbe. Pesonn p'ap ka fè l' kanpe ankò. M'ap mete dife nan tout lavil yo. Tout bagay alawonn pral boule.
And the proud one shall stumble and fall, And none shall raise him up; And I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it shall devour all round about him.
33 Wi, men sa Seyè a di ankò: Y'ap peze moun peyi Izrayèl yo ansanm ak moun peyi Jida yo. Moun ki te depòte yo kenbe yo kout, yo pa vle lage yo.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together, And all that took them captives hold them fast; They refuse to let them go.
34 Men, moun k'ap vin delivre yo a fò tou! Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a. Se konsa li rele. L'ap pran defans yo, l'ap fè tout lòt nasyon yo viv ak kè poze, men l'ap bay moun lavil Babilòn yo kè sote.
But their redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name. He will maintain their cause, So as to give rest to the land, And confusion to the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Lanmò pou lavil Babilòn! Lanmò pou tout moun ki rete ladan l'! Lanmò pou chèf li yo, pou moun save l' yo!
The sword shall be upon the Chaldaeans, saith Jehovah, And upon the inhabitants of Babylon; And upon her princes, And upon her wise men;
36 Lanmò pou divinò li yo! Se yon bann egare yo ye. Lanmò pou sòlda li yo! Y'ap tranble, yo pa konn sa pou yo fè.
The sword upon her lying prophets, and they shall be fools; The sword upon her heroes, and they shall be dismayed;
37 Lanmò pou chwal li yo! Kraze tout cha lagè li yo. Lanmò pou tout moun lòt nasyon k'ap fè djòb sòlda lakay yo! Se pou yo vin tankou fanm. Disparèt tout richès li yo. Piye tout byen li yo.
The sword upon her horses, and upon her chariots, And against all the allied multitude that is within her, And they shall become women. The sword is upon their treasures, and they shall be plundered;
38 Chechrès nan tout peyi a. Se pou tout dlo rivyè yo cheche. Babilòn se yon peyi zidòl, k'ap fè moun pèdi tèt yo.
A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; For it is a land of graven images, And they put a mad trust in idols.
39 Se poutèt sa, se chat mawon ak vye bèt nan bwa ki pral rete nan peyi sa a. Se la gwo zwazo otrich yo pral rete. P'ap janm gen moun rete ladan l' ankò pou tout tan, jouk sa kaba.
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert, with the jackals, shall dwell there, And therein shall the ostrich dwell. And it shall be no more inhabited forever, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 Sa pral tankou gwo malè Bondye te voye sou lavil Sodòm ak lavil Gomò, malè ki te detwi yo ansanm ak tout ti bouk nan vwazinaj yo. Pesonn p'ap rete la, p'ap gen yon moun nan peyi a ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a wi ki di sa.
As it was when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and the neighboring cities, saith Jehovah, There shall not a man abide there, Nor any son of man dwell therein.
41 Moun ap soti nan yon peyi bò nan nò. Yon gwo pèp ak anpil chèf vanyan soti byen lwen, y'ap pare pou fè lagè.
Behold, a nation cometh from the North, And a great people and many kings shall rise up from the extremities of the earth.
42 Yo pran banza ak frenn yo. Yo mechan anpil, se yon bann san manman. Lè yo sou chwal yo, y'ap fè bri tankou lanmè lè l' move. Yo pare lame yo pou yo vin fè lagè kont Babilòn.
They bear the bow and the javelin; They are cruel, and show no mercy; Their voice roareth like the sea, And they ride upon horses, arrayed like a warrior, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon!
43 Wa Babilòn lan pran nouvèl la. Li santi de bra l' kase. Li gen yon sèl kè sere, l'ap soufri tankou yon fanm ki gen tranche.
The king of Babylon heareth the rumor concerning them, And his hands become feeble; Anguish taketh hold of him, Trembling, as of a woman in travail.
44 Tankou yon lyon k'ap soti nan rakbwa bò larivyè Jouden an pou l' ale kote bèt yo ye nan savann yo, mwen menm Seyè a, m'ap vini. M'ap fè moun yo kouri kite peyi a, anvan yo bat je yo. Lè sa a, se moun m'a chwazi a m'a mete pou gouvènen peyi a. Ki moun ki tankou m'? Ki moun ki ka koresponn avè m'? Ki chèf ki ka kenbe tèt avè m'?
Behold, like a lion from the pride of Jordan, he cometh up against the habitation of the rock; Suddenly will I drive them from her; And him who is chosen by me will I appoint over her; For who is like me? And who will summon me to trial? And who is the shepherd that will stand up against me?
45 Konsa, koute sa mwen soti pou m' fè moun lavil Babilòn yo, sa mwen fè lide fè moun peyi Kalde yo: Sèten, ata timoun yo yo pral trennen pot ale. Yo pral devaste tout peyi a devan je yo.
Therefore hear ye the purpose of Jehovah, which he hath formed against Babylon, And the designs which he meditateth against the land of the Chaldaeans; Surely he [[the enemy]] shall drag them forth like feeble sheep, Surely he will come upon them, and make their pastures desolate.
46 Lè lavil Babilòn tonbe, l'ap fè yon kokennchenn bri, latè ap tranble. Y'ap tande rèl moun yo nan tout lòt nasyon yo.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon, the earth trembleth, And the cry is heard among the nations.
